Why the GATOR school voucher program is good for Louisiana students

How do you go about convincing a conference or convention to pick New Orleans? We talk with Stephanie Turner, Senior Vice President for Convention Sales and Strategies for New Orleans & Company.

LSU Health is one of the first schools to use AI avatars to help doctors improve their communication skills and bedside manners. We get the details from WWL Louisiana reporter Meg Farris

How long is the partial government shutdown likely to last? Robert Hogan, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU, joins us.

Bank On It, financial insights you can count on with Jason Shields, the COO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

Louisiana is giving businesses a bigger break for hiring young people for things like internships and apprenticeships. We talk with Barry Erwin from Leaders for a Better Louisiana about the tax credit.

Today is World Wetlands Day. Just how important are our wetlands to us? We’ll check in with Kristi Trail, the executive director of the Pontchartrain Conservancy, about the work they’re doing to make our wetlands as heal…

Seahawks vs. Patriots. Who ya got? And how far are the Saints from playing for a Lombardi again? We’ll talk with Mike Detillier.

This week, we’re going to go down the rabbit hole in New Orleans with the Magical Krewe of MadHatters. While that krewe is focused more on beautiful costumes and rocking parade floats for Mardi Gras than rabbits running…

We spend an hour in studio with CBS military analyst Jeff McCausland about some of the big conflicts going on around the world, like Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Hamas, and Venezuela.

* Is this the year brake tags become a thing of the past? Governor Landry signaled his support recently, and we talk with State Representative Larry Bagley, who has been trying for years to scrap them. * Louisiana gained…

* What's the hold up on a deal to fund the government? * LSU women’s basketball has a new star. We’ll get the details on her and how the Lady Tigers are doing this season and get a preview of LSU baseball

Tommy talks with JR from Taking Vegas.

Tommy and Ian McNulty, who covers food and dining culture for The Times Picayune | New Orleans Advocate, go over some restaurant recommendations.